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put the president on the defensive. >> let me bring in jason chaffitz from utah. the question about the 47%. we saw in our "wall street journal" poll. talk about things that make people feel one way or another about the candidate. this has had a very negative effect. this statement mitt romney made on the voting public, so how does he answer that question about the 47%? because to say that i want to be the president for the 100% clearly has not resognated. >> well, look, mitt romney was the very first person to say he wasn't very eloquent in the way he said that, but i think when he can look the president in the eye, the american people in the eye and say he's taking on this role and trying to become the president of the united states because he wants us all to succeed, people are going to have to judge for themselves. that's the mitt romney i know. that's why i think mitt romney's running. not to get the 1% to move ahead, but so that everybody can move ahead. create economic opportunity in this country. >> it does seem, based on the video and the video alone, the
put the president on the defensive. >> let me bring in jason chaffitz from utah. the question about the 47%. we saw in our "wall street journal" poll. talk about things that make people feel one way or another about the candidate. this has had a very negative effect. this statement mitt romney made on the voting public, so how does he answer that question about the 47%? because to say that i want to be the president for the 100% clearly has not resognated. >> well, look,...
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and yesterday, joel, president obama offered this robust defense of freedom of speech as a pre-eminent right in our country but meanwhile while this speech comes together is there a conflict between those two visions? >> thank you, thomas, for having me. there's really not a conflict. in a sense, president obama and netanyahu bracketing the speeches today of ahmadinejad and morsi and we witness something fascinating which is that morsi shown that egypt is now taking a more aggressive leadership role in the middle east while iran has become more isolated, is on the ropes and ahmadinejad is season almost as a past, a clowny-type figure but this discussion of freedom of speech, of how to deal with violence against embassies, it's the president speaking with morsi about this and calmed down the situation in cairo so i think it's a dialogue to see more of and doesn't seem to be a clash not workable. >> all right. so jim, as joel said, egypt wanting to take more of a leadership role here and iran astro sized than ever before and talking about syria, world leader after world leader and presid
and yesterday, joel, president obama offered this robust defense of freedom of speech as a pre-eminent right in our country but meanwhile while this speech comes together is there a conflict between those two visions? >> thank you, thomas, for having me. there's really not a conflict. in a sense, president obama and netanyahu bracketing the speeches today of ahmadinejad and morsi and we witness something fascinating which is that morsi shown that egypt is now taking a more aggressive...
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>> well, you know, i think the president, in his defense, very hard working person, he was on the phones to mohamed morsi after our embassy was attacked in cairo two weeks ago, working, of course, also on the phone to prime minister netanyahu the night before that, so the president's engaged and leading the united states in the world. the symbolism is important as you are inferg and would have been been better if the president would have been able to have a few bilateral meetings with the top leaders, leaders of the middle east in crisis, but there's no question that he's on top of his game and he's had a very successful run at foreign policy over the last three and a half years and it's interesting, andrea, to see that foreign policy has made a real comeback, right in the heart of this political campaign right now, everything from the middle east crises to the iran problem with israel and with us, and, of course, china as a scapegoat for both candidates really, and i think it's important that we continue this discussion of foreign policy as the debates approach over the next month. >> e
>> well, you know, i think the president, in his defense, very hard working person, he was on the phones to mohamed morsi after our embassy was attacked in cairo two weeks ago, working, of course, also on the phone to prime minister netanyahu the night before that, so the president's engaged and leading the united states in the world. the symbolism is important as you are inferg and would have been been better if the president would have been able to have a few bilateral meetings with the...
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mitt romney is the defense lawyer here. he is going to say the prosecution, president obama, hasn't made his case and that his record isn't enough for re-election, and i'm not going to give you all the detail of what i'll do, what a romney presidency would mean. make your choice based on the president. that's the plan? >> no, no. listen, what the plan is that the public will have plenty of detail and information to be able to make a judgment on governor romney and what his plan is for the future. but let's look at what the president is saying as well. and you're right, david, in this respect. the president has had four years to lay this out, and now a campaign. and the president's just trying to run out the clock. he desperately wants to run out the clock with platitudes which sound nice, and i give him that. the president is very good at that. but in the end, i think that both sides have to look at this campaign and say, what are we going to lay out over the next 36 days? and i think that's really important. and i think go
mitt romney is the defense lawyer here. he is going to say the prosecution, president obama, hasn't made his case and that his record isn't enough for re-election, and i'm not going to give you all the detail of what i'll do, what a romney presidency would mean. make your choice based on the president. that's the plan? >> no, no. listen, what the plan is that the public will have plenty of detail and information to be able to make a judgment on governor romney and what his plan is for the...
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he's got a $5 trillion tax cut and nour $2 trillion in defense spending that our defense leaders say they don't need if he's not going to add to the deficit, the middle class better watch out because they're going to pay the burden if he's elected president, because the whole is just too big. so if he says he's not going to burden the middle class, then he's going to blow a hole in the deficit. >> will we see president obama on "meet the press" before election day? >> there's 37 days left. so we'll stay in contact about it. >>> coming up, we talk more about the first debate. what are the stakes for both campaigns. the round table will get into it founder of the faith and freedom coalition, ralph reed, former democratic pennsylvania governor, ed rendell. the bbc's catty kay and nbc's chuck todd. here's what happened... i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment an
he's got a $5 trillion tax cut and nour $2 trillion in defense spending that our defense leaders say they don't need if he's not going to add to the deficit, the middle class better watch out because they're going to pay the burden if he's elected president, because the whole is just too big. so if he says he's not going to burden the middle class, then he's going to blow a hole in the deficit. >> will we see president obama on "meet the press" before election day? >>...
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the only reason they're up anyway is not because of anything great they did on offense or defense, but because the other side keeps making mistakes. the implosion has had nothing to do with the obama campaign really, so they can't afford to lay back at all or it will depress turnout. his point was you all are being entirely too cautious. >> i don't think that's true. i appreciate governor rendell. the fact is we've had a strategy that we've executed from the beginning. i think it's been effective. ultimately, we're ahead because the american people -- we're ahead, candy, because the american people believe that this president has many his mind and in his heart the middle class and how to rebuild an economy that works for the middle class in this country and that is fundamental in what they're looking for. i hope in this debate that's what we talk about. >> do you really think that americans believe that? if you look at right track, wrong track, many believe we're on the wrong track. many more believe that the economy is in a bad condition right now than in a good condition. isn't this
the only reason they're up anyway is not because of anything great they did on offense or defense, but because the other side keeps making mistakes. the implosion has had nothing to do with the obama campaign really, so they can't afford to lay back at all or it will depress turnout. his point was you all are being entirely too cautious. >> i don't think that's true. i appreciate governor rendell. the fact is we've had a strategy that we've executed from the beginning. i think it's been...
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>> tamron, stimulus has become a dirty word and the president has been very defensive about it. they don't like to use the word stimulus. they use the word recovery act. remember administration's economists coming into office thought they would put in place the stimulus, unemployment would be 5.5% now and perhaps could be if more money had been poured into the economy during that crisis in early 2009. so getting the president to explain why he didn't go that direction. >> why didn't he go bigger? let's go to number two on your list for the president. you say washington seems as toxic today as it was the day you took office. the country was looking for you to unite it and you, yourself, admitted recently that you failed. in retrospect, do you feel that you overestimated your own ability to bridge divides in washington and how do you answer people who say simply obama let me down? why did you put that on the list? >>. >> because there's been so much talk recently about the hope and the change that a lot of people who supported obama in 2008 can't quite get behind romney. they want
>> tamron, stimulus has become a dirty word and the president has been very defensive about it. they don't like to use the word stimulus. they use the word recovery act. remember administration's economists coming into office thought they would put in place the stimulus, unemployment would be 5.5% now and perhaps could be if more money had been poured into the economy during that crisis in early 2009. so getting the president to explain why he didn't go that direction. >> why didn't...
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the best defense when that happens, is to -- is a very good and solid sense of humor. because at the end of the day, they are human beings as well. they have wives, they have daughters, and they should feel how silly it is to operate that way. so, you know, when i was in national synchronized swimming the coach used to say, when it's tough grit your teeth and smile. i do that very often. i've done it a lot in my life. the smile you have to share it with somebody else. and i think humor, a good sense of humor, triumphs over many other things, including machoism. >> you talk about synchronized swimming. we've just come through the olympics and really absorbed the lessons of competition and sport. what did that experience teach you about discipline, about being competitive, teamwork? >> all of that. you know, teamwork, never give up. it's all about work, it's all about practice, it's all about training. acceptance of defeat. synchronized swimming is a particular sport because you are ranked and judged by a judge who will give you, you know, grades and notes. so you have t
the best defense when that happens, is to -- is a very good and solid sense of humor. because at the end of the day, they are human beings as well. they have wives, they have daughters, and they should feel how silly it is to operate that way. so, you know, when i was in national synchronized swimming the coach used to say, when it's tough grit your teeth and smile. i do that very often. i've done it a lot in my life. the smile you have to share it with somebody else. and i think humor, a good...
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people are missile defense systems out of europe to appease russians. they spend $700 billion more on defense. he has tried to appease the chinese. they are expanding their sovereignty claims a round the world. the middle east policy is crumbling around it. america needs leaders. right now the only opportunity we will have is president romney. i hope you will see that. lou: thank you for being here. >> thank you. good to be with you. lou: much more on the president's speech to the united nations general assembly straight ahead. ♪ >> president obama has the lead in almost all national polls, but his lead varies widely. why? which poll should we believe? chain in green with our report. consumer confidence sores. home prices rise. the dow jones industrials take a triple digit dice. what is behind the south of? wall street legend michael holland with the answers next. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the ti
people are missile defense systems out of europe to appease russians. they spend $700 billion more on defense. he has tried to appease the chinese. they are expanding their sovereignty claims a round the world. the middle east policy is crumbling around it. america needs leaders. right now the only opportunity we will have is president romney. i hope you will see that. lou: thank you for being here. >> thank you. good to be with you. lou: much more on the president's speech to the united...
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the defense cuts are very bad policy. secretary of defense has said is the hall of the u.s. military and heard his readiness and ability to defend our nation. that's a terrible idea. we are now finding a more and more about the sequester. the law says that if you're going to cut the defense spending and lay off workers the contractors have to give those workers 60 days' notice. that would have come before the election. conveniently department of labor says you don't have to send out those notices. today we found that the administration said that those same contractors guy if you don't send out a notice and get sued we will pay all legal costs. now the taxpayer is going to be on the hook for the compensation and legal costs because everyone will see knowing that the money is there. lori: so, with reference to the fiscal cliff, it could tip the u.s. and possibly the global economy into recession. we know what's going on in your. at the very least it would be likely to have the rate of global growth in 2013. what you think will happen after the birth? >> it would be irresponsib
the defense cuts are very bad policy. secretary of defense has said is the hall of the u.s. military and heard his readiness and ability to defend our nation. that's a terrible idea. we are now finding a more and more about the sequester. the law says that if you're going to cut the defense spending and lay off workers the contractors have to give those workers 60 days' notice. that would have come before the election. conveniently department of labor says you don't have to send out those...
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, that a human element, we assume that everyone from folks in white house down to the department of defense, to did other of governmental agencies, they know what they are doing when it comes to e-mail, and how to deal with computer sim, we're finding out, they don't know, as much as they should, so everyone opportunity, -- every opportunity that hackers have to find someone they could infiltrate get them to open an e-mail and download a meleshous payload is all you need to prevent, and start an attack, and preventing it is difficult. neil: why are the chinese so blunt about it, in a thousand u.s. corporation, it is to say nothing of repeated government attacks, it is as if they set up shop at a starbucks, and doing it in broad daylight, and they are not even denying it you know, what do we do about that? >> chinese government has been open about the fact they hire young students, they train them to do hacking. they train them to go into the computer sim, and decide -- system and decide how u.s. and rest of the world does their cyber business, go in, get this information and take it f their
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then you think about what he has to do on defense. he's going to be on the defense on the 47%. he's going to be on defense on his tax question. i mean, this is a guy who doesn't have very much to work with at this point. so it's hard for me to see, even if he doesn't make a major gaffe, which he does on a weekly basis, even if he doesn't, what ammunition does he have to actually have a good showing? >> i'm told there are examples of elections turning on debates, president bush for example started gaining on al gore when they faced off in 2000. is it usually the case that debates are quite the kind of game-changer that everybody thinks this one has to be for romney to do anything successfully in november? >> no, it's not. the historical data shows that i think we sort of exaggerate the role of debates. i would tip my hat to the washington monthly that has a nice article that goes through some of the political science and polling on this. it says they have a marginal impact. one notable exception was the 2000 debates between bush and gore where it appears gore pllo two or three p
then you think about what he has to do on defense. he's going to be on the defense on the 47%. he's going to be on defense on his tax question. i mean, this is a guy who doesn't have very much to work with at this point. so it's hard for me to see, even if he doesn't make a major gaffe, which he does on a weekly basis, even if he doesn't, what ammunition does he have to actually have a good showing? >> i'm told there are examples of elections turning on debates, president bush for example...
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the president does seem to be on the defensive about this. if you were back in the white house how would you respond about the criticisms the way benghazi was hand snld. >> nobody cares more about finding out exactly what happened and exactly what the security situation was in benghazi than the president does. we lost a remarkable public servant. we lost four americans in that awful terrorist attack. we owe it to the american people and their families to figure out what happened. i know that state department and the white house are reviewing this. thomas pickering as you know, a very respected leader in foreign policy, is heading an investigation to figure this out. nothing is more important. you know, the middle east as we know is a very, very dangerous place. and we have to keep our guard up even as we are engaged in that region of the world in bringing many of these new countries into really the democratic sphere. this is the first time they've been able to elect their leaders. i was heartened as many were to watch the demonstrations in li
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i mean, even before that, when engine charlie wilson who eisenhower named to defense secretary, said what's good for gm is good for america, and vice versa, he was ridiculed because most people understood that what is good for the big corporation in terms of profits is not necessarily good for workers, even though at that time gm was unionized and engine charlie's words more likely the fact then than they are right now. the fact is for the last 30 years america has seen corporations do better and better and better and yet the median wage has gone absolutely nowhere, adjusted for inflation. most people are more insecure in terms of their jobs and their benefits are drying up. corporate profits should not necessarily come at the expense of workers but, in fact, that is exactly what has happened and the bain framework, the bain strategy is at the center of this strategy overall. >> harvest is a very interesting word that he used. it's kind of like lingo, not a few years ago, you know, the term "out of the box." i remember back in the '80s when farming wasn't too bad and a certain player
i mean, even before that, when engine charlie wilson who eisenhower named to defense secretary, said what's good for gm is good for america, and vice versa, he was ridiculed because most people understood that what is good for the big corporation in terms of profits is not necessarily good for workers, even though at that time gm was unionized and engine charlie's words more likely the fact then than they are right now. the fact is for the last 30 years america has seen corporations do better...
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. >> first of all, the defense of marriage act. this was signed by president clinton and for the purposes of federal law, marriage is only between a man and a woman. that enmoos federal government won't recognize same-sex marriages even in the states where that's legal. that's unusual because states usually define what is a valid marriage. several lower federal courts have said that's unconstitutional discrimination. and the supreme court will probably take this case. i say probably. it's not on the docket yet. but whenever the lower courts strike down an act of congress, the supreme court considers its job to step in and take this case. i think we would hear about that. probably the monday after thanksgiving. that's when we'll find out if they're going to take those cases. the other question is whether they will hear the challenge to california's proposition 8. that is also before the supreme court. not clear whether they would hear that. they may take the cases and decide to punt on prop 8. >> if they do that, again, is that more
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going to get another round of unemployment numbers next week, what will we hear from the president in defense of his records on jobs? >> yeah, absolutely, obviously we're all big fans of "the sixth sense" great movie -- >> what about "snl"? >> huge fan of "snl." but we need to make a distinction between fact and fiction. the romney campaign has been out there peddling a lot of fiction out there about the progress that we've made and trying to make americans forget the hole we started in. the president will continue with his message, telling american people where we were. look, we lost 3.56 million jobs in the six months before he took office. we've now added over 5 million private sector jobs to the economy. at the same time, republicans, standing in the way of common sense solutions like the americans job act, that literally has left a million jobs on the table. these firefighters, these are cops, these are teachers. we look at this as telling our record on the economy. we're proud of the progress we've made. but we're going to be straight with the american people, that there's still work to
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indeed, the president extended his spirited defense of free expression even to remarks against himself. >> as president of our country and commander in chief of our military, i accept that people are going to call me awful things every day. and i will always defend their right to do so. [ applause ] >> i wonder who he's been talking about there. let's get right to our panel now. in washington dana mill bank, political columnist for "the washington post." in west palm beach, florida, msnbc political analyst professor michael eric dyson who we have persuaded to leave his mojito by the poolside and in washington, political analyst david corn. david, we know mitt romney behind closed doors is quite willing to let all sorts of thorny international issues be kicked down the road. yet today he complains of our being at the mercy of events. now, should we assume that given his running of a single olympics in utah he's now qualified to dominate every world nation and make them behave as we'd like them to? >> excuse me, you took what he said today seriously? >> i did. i always do. >> i think tha
indeed, the president extended his spirited defense of free expression even to remarks against himself. >> as president of our country and commander in chief of our military, i accept that people are going to call me awful things every day. and i will always defend their right to do so. [ applause ] >> i wonder who he's been talking about there. let's get right to our panel now. in washington dana mill bank, political columnist for "the washington post." in west palm...
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that means spending on both defense programs and non-defense programs. >> right. >> i would agree that sequestration isn't the best way to do it, but we haven't come up with any other way to cut spending. spending has continued to go up and up and up and the deficit is rising right along with it. >> what about the jobs argument? some people say 1 million jobs are at stake. >> right. if jobs were all we cared about, 130 years ago there were a lot more people employed in the agricultural sector. if we were worried about jobs, we would ban mechanized tractors and whatnot and have people cut wheat by hand. the fact there are fewer people employed in the defense industry over the last few years, defense contractors have been making more money and cutting employment. why? because they're becoming more efficient. we like this when this happens in every other sector. in defense, for some reason, we want the pentagon to be a jobs program. i think most americans recognize that's not what it should be doing. it should be protecting us from harm and nothing more. >> can it do that with the cuts co
that means spending on both defense programs and non-defense programs. >> right. >> i would agree that sequestration isn't the best way to do it, but we haven't come up with any other way to cut spending. spending has continued to go up and up and up and the deficit is rising right along with it. >> what about the jobs argument? some people say 1 million jobs are at stake. >> right. if jobs were all we cared about, 130 years ago there were a lot more people employed in...
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you showed where he said, both of us care about middle class families, that was almost an entirely defensive ad. and that quinnipiac/"new york times" poll showed why. there was a question in there that asked, does obama, does romney care about the middle class, the rich, the poor, or everyone equally? most polls that give four choices usually get scattered answers. 58% of the people in ohio said that mitt romney's policies favored the rich. by contrast, 59% said that obama's policies favored either everybody equally or the middle class. that's a 17-point gap. and i think the auto rescue is part of it. those bain ads are part of it. ken blackwell, the former republican secretary of state was on cnn today. and he said it was just like '04. bush roughed up kerry in the summer and kerry never recovered. and he didn't say romney will never recover, but the implication was, romney's in a heap of trouble. >> chris redfern, who is the chairman of the democratic party in ohio also with us tonight. chris. a very untenable position that governor kasich is being placed in, to go out and talk about the e
you showed where he said, both of us care about middle class families, that was almost an entirely defensive ad. and that quinnipiac/"new york times" poll showed why. there was a question in there that asked, does obama, does romney care about the middle class, the rich, the poor, or everyone equally? most polls that give four choices usually get scattered answers. 58% of the people in ohio said that mitt romney's policies favored the rich. by contrast, 59% said that obama's policies...
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he should answer question quickly to make the aggressive point* to put the president on the defense. lou: reasonably intelligent folks i believe could dance in this debate and me effectively brilliant. president obama, what is his greatest hazard? >> there are times with debates back in the democratic primary he comes off smug and seems condescending and patronizing. he is not a position to do that but it was in the year him. >> the think he will say like senator 2010 to find her likable enough? >> i don't think we will see him repeat that mistake. lou: the romney campaign says they will not bring up the 2007 speech want you think of their choice? >> it is interesting. the two different arguments obama uses we cannot be divisive to make an incendiary comments. but to look at the mainstream media types that say we were there and it makes you wonder about their judgment how did they cover it but not cover some much rhetoric? that is a harsh criticism to make for our like to think if i cover the speech at that time that would not only be in my story but it is significant to say that. >>
he should answer question quickly to make the aggressive point* to put the president on the defense. lou: reasonably intelligent folks i believe could dance in this debate and me effectively brilliant. president obama, what is his greatest hazard? >> there are times with debates back in the democratic primary he comes off smug and seems condescending and patronizing. he is not a position to do that but it was in the year him. >> the think he will say like senator 2010 to find her...
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the white house has been on the defense over reports of security and intelligence flurs in benghazi before the terrorist attack. >> that is preposterous and offensive to suggest that. as information was received from the intelligence community, it was distributed. this president's record on terrorism takes a back seat to no one. >> in the meantime "the wall street journal" op-ed romney wrote -- joining me live now former state department middle east officer joel ruben. joel, first of all, is it a mistake to group these things. you have the investigation going on in libya as to what happened there, then you have paul ryan today going in on the president regarding afghanistan and the number of troops on the ground. it sounds as if they're trying to put all these things in a big, you know, pot hoping that something picks up steam. >> thanks for having me, tamron. it does feel like things -- issues are being thrown against the wall and they want to see what sticks. this issue of politicizing the murder of an american ambassador abroad is a new low. it's not something that should be done. when
the white house has been on the defense over reports of security and intelligence flurs in benghazi before the terrorist attack. >> that is preposterous and offensive to suggest that. as information was received from the intelligence community, it was distributed. this president's record on terrorism takes a back seat to no one. >> in the meantime "the wall street journal" op-ed romney wrote -- joining me live now former state department middle east officer joel ruben....
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can't win a campaign on defense. >> i would agree. you have to really be a deep advocate of individual rights, free market, and justice, if you produce a lot, you deserve a lot. you may choose, admit has done to give it away, you should be brought of that too -- proud of that too that kind of passion is what is missing. and obama has some passion. and people get that, and i think that is a very important form of communications, sometimes more important than words. neil: absolute please. you are right. john ellison, former ceo in washington good seeing you again. >> thank you, neil. neil: loans still going out even after a half a billion solyndra bucks fizzle out. we use this board to compare car insurance rates side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] you h
can't win a campaign on defense. >> i would agree. you have to really be a deep advocate of individual rights, free market, and justice, if you produce a lot, you deserve a lot. you may choose, admit has done to give it away, you should be brought of that too -- proud of that too that kind of passion is what is missing. and obama has some passion. and people get that, and i think that is a very important form of communications, sometimes more important than words. neil: absolute please....
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romney is going to be swinging and obama is going to be on defense. he doesn't want to screw up. >> we'll leave the word with buzz feed ben. follow this show on twitt twitter @nowwithalex for news and updates you're not going to get anywhere else. check out alex wagner on twitter. thank, jeff, joan, nicolas and ben. that is all for us. alex wagner will be back monday, noon eastern, 9:00 pacific joined by john heilemann, "the huffington post's" ryan grim and "rolling stone's" eric baits. find all of us and show clips at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. >> thanks so much. coming up next my interview with senator john kerry who has strong words for the romney campaign's claim to be debate underdogs. and for their criticism of president obama's relationship with israel. also joining me is israel's ambassador michael orrin, congressman keith ellison and rachel maddow. up next. ♪ something to me ♪ that nobody else could do [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- y
romney is going to be swinging and obama is going to be on defense. he doesn't want to screw up. >> we'll leave the word with buzz feed ben. follow this show on twitt twitter @nowwithalex for news and updates you're not going to get anywhere else. check out alex wagner on twitter. thank, jeff, joan, nicolas and ben. that is all for us. alex wagner will be back monday, noon eastern, 9:00 pacific joined by john heilemann, "the huffington post's" ryan grim and "rolling...
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he was put on the defensive over the 47% remark, so he's got to go out and illustrate all these new examples of empathy and compassion, even if that contradicts what he said last week. he's gotten in trouble because he didn't mention veterans during his acceptance speech at the convention. okay. well, now they're going to throw on a veterans event and give a speech to the veterans about, you know, isn't it terrible that 23 million people looking for work and, in fact, he's given it to a rather well-heeled crowd in the second wealthiest county in the nation. >> so, dana, does that kind of reactivity give you any confidence that such a mind could be in a position such as commander in chief of the nation. >> well, he laid out a case today about when he is commander in chief, he is going to spend an extra trillion dollars on dfers and yet he's also going to cut taxes and yet also going to reduce the debt. so i believe that if he can do that, then it will be worth us watching. >> you know -- >> go ahead, karen. >> you mention these ads -- that the president is running the ads in the key swing sta
he was put on the defensive over the 47% remark, so he's got to go out and illustrate all these new examples of empathy and compassion, even if that contradicts what he said last week. he's gotten in trouble because he didn't mention veterans during his acceptance speech at the convention. okay. well, now they're going to throw on a veterans event and give a speech to the veterans about, you know, isn't it terrible that 23 million people looking for work and, in fact, he's given it to a rather...
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he is the longest serving civilian in the defense department. career in 1942, when it was still known as the war department. catches story tonight at 5:00. still to come on abc 7 news at noon, imagine living in an than ant that is smaller parking space. cheaters and make sure people." mitt romney? tough on china? pioneers in shipping us invested in firms that to low wage countries like romney's fortune is invested up to china. jobs. this message. >> a problem in great britain soon in snared the entire in a bacon shortage. a bacon and sausage shortage year is unavoidable. the rising cost of feeding and pigs are tied to the drought in the united states and grain-producing countries. generations, with imagine -- we have imagined cars, and now we are halfway there. california's governor has signed google'sking driverless ca streetr legal. drivers can still take the controls in the case of an .mergency, though the proposed future of city living is the opposite of living large. -- thatoot square home is awfully small. san francisco will vote on allowi
he is the longest serving civilian in the defense department. career in 1942, when it was still known as the war department. catches story tonight at 5:00. still to come on abc 7 news at noon, imagine living in an than ant that is smaller parking space. cheaters and make sure people." mitt romney? tough on china? pioneers in shipping us invested in firms that to low wage countries like romney's fortune is invested up to china. jobs. this message. >> a problem in great britain soon in...
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can't win a campaign on defense. >> i would agree. you have to really be a deep advocate of individual rights, free market, and justice, if you produce a lot, you deserve a lot. you may choose, admit has done to give it away, you should be brought of that too -- proud of that too that kind of passion is what is missing. and obama has some passion. and people get that, and i think that is a very important form of communications, sometimes more important than words. neil: absolute please. you are right. john ellison, former ceo in washington good seeing you again. >> thank you, neil. neil: loans still going out even after a half a billion solyndra bucks fizzle out. [ female announcer ] the best things in life are the real things. nature valley trail mix bars are made with real ingredients you can see. like whole roaed nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold new styling, unsurpassed luxu
can't win a campaign on defense. >> i would agree. you have to really be a deep advocate of individual rights, free market, and justice, if you produce a lot, you deserve a lot. you may choose, admit has done to give it away, you should be brought of that too -- proud of that too that kind of passion is what is missing. and obama has some passion. and people get that, and i think that is a very important form of communications, sometimes more important than words. neil: absolute please....
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why the pink slips haven't gone out because of the defense cuts. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ feedback ] attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> our kudlow caucus is still with us. i don't think i said that before. i apologize as always. let me begin with you on this point. the defense contract. i go to you because you are from virginia. they are going to get killed by the budget cut. the law says that the contractors have to send out pink
why the pink slips haven't gone out because of the defense cuts. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ feedback ] attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive...
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s numbers are how well it's doing at playing defense. we know that part of their strategy is discounting their products, hoping they can create somewhat of a moat around them and give them time to get blackberry 10 out. seems that defensive strategy is working better than a lot of people expected. their average selling price is not down as much as people expected. a number of analysts expected them to do worse than that $2.5 billion number. they got up to 2.9. what we're seeing here is the the defensive strategy. it remains to be seen now that the iphone 5 is out and the samsung galaxy iii is out in the channel. >> all right, john. thank you so much. stock up big, 14% higher on r.i.m. up next, europe is a mess. the u.s. and china are slowing down. where is global growth coming from? bob hormats is with me. >>> then, it seems like a number of americans are learning a bad habit from washington. we'll tell you which one next. e, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get h
s numbers are how well it's doing at playing defense. we know that part of their strategy is discounting their products, hoping they can create somewhat of a moat around them and give them time to get blackberry 10 out. seems that defensive strategy is working better than a lot of people expected. their average selling price is not down as much as people expected. a number of analysts expected them to do worse than that $2.5 billion number. they got up to 2.9. what we're seeing here is the the...
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defense spending will be cut. states like virginia get hammered right? still some people are saying let us go over the cliff. let the federal government learn their lesson. how come? >> well there's a great sense among some state leaders that because many of the funding programs that are the primary source of revenue from the federal government that flow to the states are exempted from the sequester requirements. however sequester alone, those automatic cuts that go into place on january 2nd, aren't the only elements of this fiscal cliff. the fact that congress hasn't reauthorized temporary aid to needy families the welfare program, it expires on september 30th. the lame-duck congress will have to make a decision when the new fiscal year for the federal government starts october 1st, that funding stream. alternative minimum tax that expired last year. bush tax cuts that expire on january 2nd. do we increase withholding or not? how do we administratively administrate policies that make sense? what states want in regard to relationship with the federal gov
defense spending will be cut. states like virginia get hammered right? still some people are saying let us go over the cliff. let the federal government learn their lesson. how come? >> well there's a great sense among some state leaders that because many of the funding programs that are the primary source of revenue from the federal government that flow to the states are exempted from the sequester requirements. however sequester alone, those automatic cuts that go into place on january...
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appeals court in new york is considering the constitutionality of the defensive marriage act, federal law restricting the recognition of same-sex unions and has been part of legalizing gay marriage. a ruling not expected for months. how about this, investigators checking out soil samples from beneath a suburban driveway as part of the search for jimmy hoffa. may have witnessed the burial 35 years ago. he disappeared in 1975, his body has never been found. if they find him, we will let you know. back to tracy. tracy: the story that will never die. >> take care. tracy: more bad news for the economy. second-quarter gdp revised downward. the worst decline since january 2009. joining us now. this is frustrating for those of us sitting here at home because we have qe-infinity going on and we have no change in economic data. >> revised second-quarter at 1.7%. we take a look at what happened, less business inventory, less consumer spending. i want to highlight the inventory really quick because businesses don't want to ramp up production because there's no clarity of direction. what is happen
appeals court in new york is considering the constitutionality of the defensive marriage act, federal law restricting the recognition of same-sex unions and has been part of legalizing gay marriage. a ruling not expected for months. how about this, investigators checking out soil samples from beneath a suburban driveway as part of the search for jimmy hoffa. may have witnessed the burial 35 years ago. he disappeared in 1975, his body has never been found. if they find him, we will let you know....
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it's clear that the defensive player pretty much had it, right? the referees were blamed for the calm. since they're replacements and the regulars are locked out over a labor issue, everyone in this country is chiming in. the nfl said a lot about a penalty that should have been called. all you need to know from them is this. they said the touchdown counts and the result of the game is final. even president obama chimed in on this one with his two cents or 140 characters, if he did write the tweet saying, quote, nfl fans on both sides of the aisle, hope the refs lockout is settled soon. that's the first bipartisan agreement in years. millions of fans, labor issue. wisconsin swing state. people need to realize this. this is about pensions and job security. these are labor issues that we've seen, whether it's wisconsin or in chicago with the teachers union. so there's resonance, believe it or not, into politics. >> it's amazing. terry, did you watch the game? >> i did not watch the game. i saw the play. we're talking about a very small amount of mone
it's clear that the defensive player pretty much had it, right? the referees were blamed for the calm. since they're replacements and the regulars are locked out over a labor issue, everyone in this country is chiming in. the nfl said a lot about a penalty that should have been called. all you need to know from them is this. they said the touchdown counts and the result of the game is final. even president obama chimed in on this one with his two cents or 140 characters, if he did write the...
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his defensive coordinator 25 grand for publicly criticizing officials. washington redskins offensive coordinator kyle shanahan was hit with a $25,000 fine for berating. and new england patriots coach is expected to be fined today for grabbing a referee's arm. here are my arms crossed and not turning the television on to watch any nfl games until they bring the referees back. connell: what will one woman's protest -- dagen: don't care. i can't give like hours of my life to watching some game like monday. and it ends like that. connell: you do devote a lot of time to watching cars go in a circle. dagen: that's different. connell: it is different all right. more on those protests that are happening here and there. there's the national strike in greece that has people today clashing with the police. dagen: and in new york thousands voice their anger against iran's president as he addresses the united nations. cheryl and dennis will find out what investors are watching when we come back. [ engine revving ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make a
his defensive coordinator 25 grand for publicly criticizing officials. washington redskins offensive coordinator kyle shanahan was hit with a $25,000 fine for berating. and new england patriots coach is expected to be fined today for grabbing a referee's arm. here are my arms crossed and not turning the television on to watch any nfl games until they bring the referees back. connell: what will one woman's protest -- dagen: don't care. i can't give like hours of my life to watching some game...
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america, the department of defense needs educated americans around stem. if we are not educated, and the private sector says prisons is big business and education isn't, that is messed up. >> just to echo what we're all saying, i am all in favor of stem education, but think of the high school dropout problem in the america, 28% of people are not graduating. >> seems to me the teachers are not paid enough and not trained well enough. >> this is the cradle of innovation. twitter, google -- everything you can think of, it came from apple and -- it's coming from here. you go -- this is where the republicans need to address immigration policies. you go to a college campus, and you will see people from korea, china, and you will see people from asia and latin america, and this is the country that everybody criticizes and yet wants to immigrate. >> that's all for us tonight. good tonight. [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people, like you, are choosing advil® because it helps you keep doing what you love. no wonder it's america's #1 selling pain relieve
america, the department of defense needs educated americans around stem. if we are not educated, and the private sector says prisons is big business and education isn't, that is messed up. >> just to echo what we're all saying, i am all in favor of stem education, but think of the high school dropout problem in the america, 28% of people are not graduating. >> seems to me the teachers are not paid enough and not trained well enough. >> this is the cradle of innovation....
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whether that anti-muslim film violated the terms of use -- today the president offered a full throated defense of freedom of speech. >> like me, the majority of americans are christian, and yet we do not ban blasphemy against our most sacred beliefs. >> reporter: that was followed by a call to stop those who fan the flames against the west and its allies. t is time to marginalize those that hate the west or israel as central politics. >> reporter: a smaller part of today's speech was iran's nuclear program, a continued source of frustration and tension. despite efforts of outreach and tough sanctions, that country more than doubled its production rate of enriched uranium since obama took office. >> the united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: last year's meeting president obama met separately with more than a dozen world leaders. this year he had no such meetings scheduled prompting criticism that he's more focused this year on campaigning than goff earning. hillary clinton met with 20 world leaders in his place. diane. >>> thank you so m
whether that anti-muslim film violated the terms of use -- today the president offered a full throated defense of freedom of speech. >> like me, the majority of americans are christian, and yet we do not ban blasphemy against our most sacred beliefs. >> reporter: that was followed by a call to stop those who fan the flames against the west and its allies. t is time to marginalize those that hate the west or israel as central politics. >> reporter: a smaller part of today's...